This is a great book about the prison that is on the island of Alcatraz. The prison on the island was only a prison for 29 years. Then the prison became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Today people from all around the world come and tour this prison.
Where Is Alcatraz?
By Nico Medina
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 6 | n/a | 5.8 | 7685 |
Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison!
The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and "Machine Gun" Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts—even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!
The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and "Machine Gun" Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts—even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN-13: 9780448488837
ISBN-10: 0448488833
Published on 5/24/2016
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
Book Reviews (3)
Very interesting learning different cells and criminals in these cells I learned about the strip cell that was the scariest cell of all.
If you like learning about abandoned places then this is the book for you. If you would be interested in learning about a famous prison that housed some of the worst criminals ever, this is a good book to read. It gives you a lot of information about why it was built and why it was abandoned. The reason I rated it 4 stars was because I liked how they explained some of the most wanted and deadliest criminals in U.S. history as well as good descriptions of the island complex itself. So if you like to read the origins of abandoned places than this is the book for you.